Free agency is a period where GM’s trip over themselves to hand out various players varying degrees of stupid contracts, but it’s also a day that teams can uncover assets and seriously bolster their roster.

Winnipeg looked poised and powerful in the opening game of their Western Conference Finals match up against Vegas, how did this young Jets team go from missing the playoffs last year to 3 wins away from a Stanley Cup finals berth?

There was no hangover from their hard-fought series against the Penguins for the Washington Capitals as they went into Amalie Arena and took Game 1 from the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 to take a 1-0 series lead. Here are four things I saw watching the game.